Raitt, Kangra

RAIT is a Development Block of District Kangra in Himachal Pradesh India. It is over 50 gram panchayats and is surrounded by Dharamsala, Nagrota Suriyan and Nurpur Block. Rait is located on Pathankot- Dharamsala- Mandi Highway. The Gagal Airport is just 8 km from Block Headquarters. Rait has base of Kangra Mahila Sabha an NGO that has pioneered the Pine Needle Weaving Craft in India. It is also base of Hari Krishan Murari, a Pahari poet and Tankari script specialist.

Pahari is the main local language used here. There is a society named "Saambh" which take care of official documentation for the folk and other activities of this area.

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